Assistant Teaching Professor of Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering invites applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor in Environmental Engineering. Applicants for the position are required to have a MS or a BS degree in environmental engineering, civil engineering, or a closely related engineering field (if the candidate does not have an MS degree, they must have extensive industry experience). The candidate must have broad expertise, with 5 or more years of industry, consulting, or governmental agency experience. In addition, they must have passed the FE exam, and have Professional Engineer credentials, or the potential to obtain those credentials soon after being hired.
Applicants with the required education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and accomplishments commensurate with a higher rank will also be considered for an appointment at the rank of associate teaching professor.
Michigan Tech attracts world-class faculty and staff who enrich the educational experience of smart, motivated, and adventurous students. Applicants who are committed to promoting a sense of belonging and contributing to an equitable and inclusive learning environment for all are strongly encouraged to apply (https://www.mtu.edu/diversity-inclusion/).
Successful candidates will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop curriculum, support program assessment activities, and contribute to department, university, and external professional service activities. In addition, successful candidates are expected to integrate safety practices into their daily activities, and commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work.
Applications are to be submitted on-line at: https://www.employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job/493729. Application packages will be reviewed as they are received with the position to begin in August 2025. Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae or resume, a statement of their teaching interests and philosophy, and will be asked for the names of at least three professional references. We strongly encourage applicants to address the required and desired qualifications in their cover letter along with an explanation of how they will contribute to the Vision and Mission of Michigan Tech. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering currently has 28 faculty members, 580 undergraduate students, and 132 graduate students. Externally funded research is approximately $3.6M, and the Department is on a trajectory to double its graduate enrollment over the next five years. The CEGE Department has many teaching and research labs with state-of-the-art facilities and connections with industry to support student education and research. Michigan Tech's graduates are eagerly sought by industry because of their hands-on training and rigorous coursework.
Michigan Tech is Michigan’s flagship technological university, and starting this year we are one of only four Carnegie classified R1 institutions in Michigan. The university provides its graduates with an extremely high return on investment through its academic rigor and focus on experiential learning. Located in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula’s Anishinaabe/Ojibwe lands on the south shore of Lake Superior, the university also provides a high standard of living. The community offers a small-town environment with outstanding four-season recreational opportunities.
Michigan Tech recognizes the importance of supporting faculty members' partners; candidates selected for on-campus interviews will be invited to bring a guest. Additional details on our Partner Engagement Program can be found at: www.mtu.edu/provost/programs/partner-engagement/.
Michigan Tech is proud to be an ADVANCE institution that has received multiple rounds of National Science Foundation support to increase diversity, inclusion, and the participation and advancement of women and underrepresented individuals in STEM (see https://www.mtu.edu/advance/).
Engineering at Michigan Tech is thriving. We are the largest college at Tech, with nine departments offering 49 degree programs and have programs across engineering fields—biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, geological, manufacturing, materials, and mechanical—as well as several new programs being created in response to the accelerating pace of technology including aerospace engineering, robotics, and manufacturing engineering. Demand for our programs is strong and growing, with more than 4,000 students currently enrolled in our college. We are committed to training engineers to have the highly cooperative and imaginative mindsets needed to work together to advance power generation and grid management, design clean energy materials, develop autonomous mobility (road, rail, water, air), sustainably manage natural resources, and improve human health.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
